Size matters

[AsahinaKimi]

Yikes..

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. WOW! It does not cease to amaze me

Oh and this is apropo

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1830323

[flor-de-jasmim]

2. It would be great if the damage were limited to houses erroneously foreclosed by the banks.

[Kennah]

5. How about if it only hits Teabaggers, then Obama saves their sorry asses through the gumint.

[Kennah]

3. It's just Gaia bowling

With Katrina, she threw a strike.

With Irene, she might throw a spare.

[SwampG8r]

4. good picture

looking at it if you divide the storm in quarters
the north west side is the damage side
thats where the damage is always worst so when you track it you just watch the top left side and thats where the shit really hit the fan

[Book Lover]

6. And poor Texas without a cloud in sight

How sad this imbalance is. Which feels like a very facile thing to say. My best hopes to everyone suffering from extreme weather.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

7. Mother Nature's swirlie.

The hurricanes in the last few years have been much bigger.

I think Ike was 800 to 900 miles across, and filled up the Gulf. Same with Katrina.
Texas is 800 miles across E-W and North South.

I believe I read that the first hurricane that they realized was bigger because of global warming was Hugo in 1988. The weather guys said it was the biggest and most perfectly formed hurricane they had seen up to that time.